SCI Rejects Pleas Seeking 100% Cross-Verification Of EVMs Data With VVPAT Records

• The Supreme Court of India rejected the pleas seeking 100 percent cross-verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records.
• The verdict was delivered by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. Though the cases were reserved for orders on April 18, they were listed again on April 24 as the Bench wanted some technical clarifications from the Election Commission. Taking into consideration the answers given by Election Commission, the orders were pronounced today.
• The Apex Court, however, passed two directions for the Election Commission. The court said that after symbols are loaded into an EVM, the Symbol Loading Unit (SLU)should be sealed and secured in containers.
• The candidates and their representatives shall sign the seal. The sealed containers shall be kept in the store rooms along with the EVMs at least for 45 days post the declaration of results. They should be opened and sealed like EVMs.

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